Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-12
COUNT ONLY IN NAME.
Startling Revelations Regarding Hit.
kisW els CGGSer-Ih:eF. Soldier.
Gambler, ntiTaas Hunter,
re Nov Turns Up go the Accredited Fl
n2Ec. j Az l. of China END wants
10 Eaiss Millions.
Naw NorS Star.


pseudo c0uat, Eug3-e S. X. Miik'eWicz
wdo hiss recently cone iatU prominence
through MS srp3in;u5n. by the Cainece
Government rs She head Ct 1 special com
mission ST Was irS.oa to Introduce
uatioual banks, RAILROADS and 0tlar mod
erR Institutions il Gains,
Il seems tat g quarter CT a century
ago the new i laEcia2 and diploma. vas
widely Known to tie police as daring
ard Inscriptions edvC-tUreT, Who mad
baca indeed for gre Il Iarccry Dg Ne.T
Yo-k grand Jury and had spent i've
weeks in Curanca vile ia cell in the
Tombs.
Mttkiawicz is t8o son OF respectable
shopEeeper il Craccw, which city ne LETT
in 1868 He Suddenly appeared in the
city as guest a. the Fish Avenue Hotel,
under the name SOD title CT the COuct
Eugene M1kieWiCZ He gave out that
he was g Il Iss.aa Count, and ths. his
father was ore OF the cars wealthlest
su1i cts. Money seemed SIS plentiful
with hin IS silver in King S0lomon'5
court, and he lived in the most lavish
STYLE. The count became the leGGer 81
certain kiad Of fashion, gDd fouGd ais
way into me finest drawing rooms.
One OF the families with which he be
cqme intimate WAS that al Nathaniel Il.
WGlfe who occupied an elegant mansion
2 the corner of Fifth avenue and Teen
IL sixth street NJ. Wolfe had three
daughters, one of whom was sbcut TWEEN
II yeG-s of sc, vyry beautiful Ed &c
ccapiiahcd. she had formerly been
married, a2d hsr nine was Julie Lone
l.uo. 70 this young widow, who was
possessed Of an ample fortune IL neC own
right, the pretended BIsai.n count pad
asslduoua court. Everything mas favor
a5le 20 MIN, ~ he hsd good locks, wa
81 accomplished musician, and could
speak French, G1r,nen, It2,i4n and En-
gllal tiuenly. Besides, looe then doubt
I'd MS Claim 10 rank and wealth.
Tba counts suit was prospecting rap
! IDLY when Ne allowed his desire Tor pal
! try piece Of ieweIrY II cat off al his
! hopes Ga tcu evening OF November s,
F! 1868, the sdvGpturer was st the Wolfe
! house. II the course Of an easy CONVEX
sati0n the chErMiEg y9uug widow took
from aer 1leer 3 fire diamond ring, re-
msIkab.e les: fer the value Of the GEN
than the PECULIARLY Of It's setting. TnC
"cOuul' took il up anu examined it, suG
put il in his pocket. The lady did 10,
lsk for its return until several dfys &fser
wards. and then Mi!kiewicz said he h4C
lost IL. The family put tue matter il lht
hands Ct Detective G0lUel, and il W.,
found k.eGiCZ hsd solo
the Gela 10 Philip II 20
| who keps 6 store under tn Filth Az eu
Hotcl, f01 &S00 With ire proceeds Z.
bought VIC, ~ cmerzlJ ring, Z CO..
scaIt piE ald 1870 small diamonds. II,
KEEP. tn setting q tue ring, put 2 psst,
level in It's plsce, and when tzshad viii
the sale to Rim produced the false sion:
sLd .rilG to PAIN it OF Tor tug real article
lie was arrested n charge &c gra4l
larceDy and locked up in the Tnomog I;
awalt the action OF TIE grand jury. a
indictment vas iouad, but Mrs. Lomelin,
was l0th 80 press the C1GTge and he wa
admitted TO bail on his promise &c j0ir
The United States army. His bOndsmsI
vas Solomon l, GeTrltts of NJ. So C1nte
; street To get himself ont Ct this scrap
: MitSiewiczl nlisled il the army, but de.
serted en- his way TO the seat Of war.
/ During the next few years he Wa
. heard C in various I2rge cities, bei1i
prominent In gambling circles. He les
FAST life anu sometimes counted ri
weSllh by the thousands. At other time
he Was 30 needy SO 10 resort TO man
/, questionable devices.
Il the summer Of 1873 Mitkiewicz in
vaded The quiet college town CT Amherst
! Mass, il III euise of distinguished for
, e.g1 ECb.enan and l,cCateur, Iii
= cl.ims passed current e. p2r until it be
: came known that be lived up0a his wit
; 6ni passed mos. Of his time in the bill
lard room, fleeing the young collcg
bloods OF their pocket nCrey.
Despite the bad name RhiCh he thu
1 got in cettsjn qgs-.crs, the pseudo COuu
, managed to Gaiu IN Introduction TO an
= pose as the suilOr e Miss Caroline Les
ter, daughter e Ralph Lester u Rocaes
! ter, n. \ gE6 3 niece Of Professor Wi
, liam 5. TyIer Of Amherst. Caroline Wa
/ pretty, romantic and continental your
girl, and easily suCCumbed to the bland
: ishments CT the smooth-spOken foreigner
Her family became aware that MukieTic
: was en- impcstor, forbade her to recely
/ his advances, and, when she dlsobcyCd
dis!nheri.ed her. The Count, who d
: no. believe their resentment would lasI
I msiItaiued the siege. He lived royall
: a. the hotel. H. played billisrds an
9 drank vine with the loungers, and openl
laid wageLs that he would marry tn
heiTess. His boast WAS fulfilled, for j
the following September they were D!
vately msTTied il the uncovered E0iscc
t psi church in the college sounds.
d The Count and his bride fond al q
i tempts at reconciliation with the NJ
! peOpla unavaiiiug, and left for parts IT
= known. The wife sent letters to b,
II friends from various parts of the col
o tiGent complsining Of poverty snd hars
= use. Sac said that NitkiewicZ was n
: tor:ouS gambler and sdyeGturer sud hs
, been arrested several times for sWindlin.
a She was compelled to lee7e him five yea
ago and died ct her mothers home !
d Rochester, n. I.
Since her death the "CoGnt" Mitki.
= wicz hiss troddsn devious Gni unceItli
- paths, being lest heard from as Inc pr
y jector of g cCI5pany to work some di
a m0nd mines j0 Sjam.
> In his mission to Washington as L
holder Of various concessions from =
Chinese Emperor, Mitkiewicz is assoc
7 ated WITH Wharton Barker of Phi!ade
n phia arc Wtl.ism L. Pa!Ge. How
a came to get in such good company is
- mystery These fnsnciers claim c0nce
IN Slons fom L;-Hung Chang for the excl
~ sive building OF railroads and canals
n China Snd the founding Of 6 nation
Te bank Il is understood that they wish